queer cinephile

Plot: "A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour."

Starring: Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Zooey Deschanel

Director: Cameron Crowe (Say Anything, Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky)

Favorite Quote:

"I have to go home." "You are home."

Plot: The eldest son of a fugitive family comes of age and wishes to live his own life.

Starring: River Phoenix, Martha Plimpton, Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti, and Jonas Abry

Director: Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, Serpico, Murder on the Orient Express, etc.)

Review: I really enjoyed this! There's not a ton of action but that didn't bother me. Obviously the directing was great, but I also really enjoyed the performances of River Phoenix and Christine Lahti. I enjoyed the romance plot and thought the depiction of the family being on the run was cleverly done.

1. Planes, Trains, & Automobiles (1987)

Plot: "A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion."

Director: John Hughes Cast: Steve Martin and John Candy Genre: Comedy, farce

2. Home for the Holidays (1995)

Plot: After a series of bad luck, Claudia Larson returns to her hometown to spend Thanksgiving with her dysfunctional family.

Director: Jodie Foster Cast: Holly Hunter, Robert Downey, Jr., Anne Bancroft, Claire Danes, Dylan McDermott Genre: Comedy, romance

3. Thanksgiving (2023)

Plot: "After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the infamous holiday."

Director: Eli Roth Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Gina Gershon, Addison Rae, etc Genre: Slasher, horror (quite gory)